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Student Government meets on Monday evening. SG elected a new senate chair, Andrew Chiao, for next year. PHOTO BY LILY ILSLEY-GREENE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG elects Andrew Chiao as Senate chair

Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 1, 2018
Boston University’s Student Government met for the last time this academic year on Monday night, electing Andrew Chiao, a sophomore senator in the College of Arts and Sciences, as next year’s Senate chair.

BU looks to expand sustainability efforts after passing of BU Bold

Isabel Owens January 31, 2018

Nearly two months after Boston University’s Board of Trustees approved BU Bold, a version of the Climate Action Plan mandating that BU adopt 100 percent renewable energy by 2040, BU has taken steps...

New CFA dean Harvey Young begins new role

Isabel Owens January 26, 2018

Harvey Young, a former professor and chair of Northwestern University’s Department of Theatre, has been appointed the new dean of Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. Young took on the position...

SPH names Megan Healey first director of master’s program

Isabel Owens January 24, 2018

Megan Healey, a clinical assistant professor of epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health, has been named the school’s first Master of Public Health director. Healey will oversee...

PHOTO COURTESY BU CTE CENTER

BU professor Ann McKee named 2017 Bostonian of the Year

JenRacoosin December 14, 2017

Ann McKee, a professor at the Boston University School of Medicine and the director of BU’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, was named the 2017 Bostonian of the Year by The Boston Globe on...

Student Government President SaraAnn Kurkul speaks at a meeting on Oct. 23. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG reflects on semester’s progress

Daily Free Press Staff December 11, 2017

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Noor Adatia and Isabel Owens As Boston University approaches the year’s halfway point, BU Student Government officers reflect on their progress, noting a stark improvement...

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ann Cudd at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering about public health Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Elizabeth Warren praises BU, discusses opioid crisis during campus visit

Noor Adatia December 10, 2017

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren lauded Boston University as an institution that “honors science and truth and fact,” at an appearance on campus Monday afternoon. BU invited Warren for a conversation...

Campus Crime Logs: Dec. 1- 4

Campus Crime Logs: Dec. 1- 4

Isabel Owens December 10, 2017

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Dec. 1-4. Assault of Uber driver on Commonwealth Avenue The Brookline Police Department reported an assault...

Student Government meets Monday night at  the Photonics Center. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG endorses BU Bold climate plan, other campus initiatives

Isabel Owens November 21, 2017

Boston University’s Student Government voted to endorse BU Bold, a version of the Climate Action Plan that urges BU to adopt 100 percent renewable energy, among a slew of other initiatives at its...

Divest BU activism liaison Masha Vernik speaks at Divest BU’s National Campus Day of Action at Marsh Chapel Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

DivestBU rallies to urge Board of Trustees to adopt climate action plan

Isabel Owens November 16, 2017

DivestBU urged the Boston University Board of Trustees to adopt BU Bold — a version of the Climate Action Plan advocating that BU shift entirely to renewable energy by 2040 — at a rally Wednesday...

Campus Crime Logs: Nov. 10-12

Campus Crime Logs: Nov. 10-12

Isabel Owens November 16, 2017

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 10-12. Hydrogen gas alarm triggered at Photonics Center The department of environmental health and...

Student Government dissolves standing committees at their meeting Monday night. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG approves of care packages, dissolves committees

Shaun Robinson November 14, 2017

Student government voted to fund finals week care packages and dissolve four Senate standing committees at its meeting Monday night. SG President SaraAnn Kurkul opened the meeting with her president’s...

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